November 29, 1899

An Old Maid's Union Met in Luray

This broadside advertised the mock meeting of an "Old Maid's Union," held at the YMCA Hall in Luray. It included a program, listing such characters as "Jane Axhandle" and "Samantha Whooperup." The convention's song was "Bachelor Mine" and a poem to be recited was called "Psalm of Marriage." The event was probably a play of sorts, parodying single women as desperately searching for husbands. The event may have been ridiculing the women's organizations that fought for women's rights and suffrage.